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Cantata BWV 17
Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich

German Title

Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich

English Title

Whoso offereth praise gloeifieth Me (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle Galatians 5: 16-24; Gospel: Luke 17: 11-19

Composed

Leipzig, 1726 | 1st performance: September 22, 1726 - Leipzig

Text

Psalm 50: 23 (Mvt. 1); Luke 17: 15-16 (Mvt. 4); Johann Gramann (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) [Walther Blankenburg suggested Christoph Helm]

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.80 MB] | Score BGA [2.51 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]

References

BGA: II | NBA: I/21 | BC: A 131 | Zwang: K 151 | First Published: BG, 1852

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of September 21, 2003; Week of December 9, 2007

Contents

  

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 110, BWV 17 [C-1]

Hans Thamm

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Süswestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Cantate / Bayer

May 1961

TT: 18:13

Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken.
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1972

TT: 17:49

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Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar, Oct 1976; June 1977

TT: 16:37

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 17
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 5

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Feb, Oct 1982

TT: 19:00

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 16:03

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 7: Ambronay / Bremen
For the 14th Sunday after Trinity
For the Feast of St Michael and All Angels

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Counter tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Sep 2000

TT: 16:24

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Abbaye d’Ambronay.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 (Mvt. 6); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvts. 3-5); Oct-Nov 2002 (Mvts. 1, 2, 7)

TT: 14:47

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

A. Vivaldi: Magnificat - J.S. Bach: Cantate Nr.17 - F. Schubert: La Messe Nr. 2 [C-4]

Christophe Gesseney

Choeur Vivace de Lausanne

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Choeur Vivace de Lausanne

Sep 2003

DVD / TT:
 

9

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 5 (11th Sunday after Trinity) - Cantatas BWV 179 · 35 · 164 · 17 [C-9]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiová; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Baritone: Dominik Wörner

Accent

Aug 2006

SACD / TT: 15:11

Recorded at Schloss Seehaus, Markt Nordheim, Germany.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - July 2007)

Cantata BWV 17: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

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